550 Paracord

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550 paracord is one of the most versatile pieces of gear you can carry. Originally developed for U.S. military parachute suspension lines, Type III 550 paracord has a minimum breaking strength of 550 lbs and is made up of 7 inner nylon strands — each of which can be separated for even more uses. BuckUp Tactical carries 550 paracord in a variety of colors and lengths for all your tactical, survival, and crafting needs.

Why 550 Paracord?

  • 550 lb minimum breaking strength – Military-spec Type III construction
  • 7 inner strands – Each strand can be separated for fishing line, sutures, or fine cordage
  • Lightweight & compact – Carries easily in a pocket, pack, or on a bracelet
  • UV and mildew resistant – Holds up in outdoor environments
  • Dozens of uses – From shelter building to gear repair to crafting

Common Uses for 550 Paracord

  • Survival bracelets and lanyards
  • Gear lashing and load securing
  • Shelter building and tarp rigging
  • Bootlace replacement
  • Fishing line (inner strands)
  • Emergency sutures (inner strands)
  • Zipper pulls and handle wraps
  • Dog leashes and collars

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does "550" mean in 550 paracord?

The "550" refers to the minimum breaking strength of 550 pounds. Type III 550 paracord is the military-specification standard and the most commonly used paracord for survival and tactical applications.

How many inner strands does 550 paracord have?

Type III 550 paracord contains 7 inner nylon strands, each of which can be separated and used individually for tasks requiring thinner cordage.

What colors are available?

We carry 550 paracord in a variety of colors including OD green, coyote tan, black, multicam, and more. Browse the collection above for current color availability.

How much paracord do I need for a survival bracelet?

A standard 8-inch survival bracelet typically requires 8–10 feet of paracord, depending on the weave pattern used.

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250 Feet / Olive Drab
100 Feet / Black
250 Feet / Sunrise
100 Feet / Purple Camo
1000 Feet / Olive Drab
100 Feet / Fs Navy Blue
100 Feet / Desert Camo
1000 Feet / Charcoal Gray
1000 Feet / Stars and Stripes
250 Feet / Dayglow
100 Feet / Neon Green
1000 Feet / Desert Camo
100 Feet / Imperial Red
100 Feet / Goldenrod
100 Feet / Colonial Blue
100 Feet / Burgundy
100 Feet / Foliage Green
1000 Feet / Goldenrod
250 Feet / Gold
100 Feet / Emerald Green
250 Feet / Acid Purple
100 Feet / Kelly Green
1000 Feet / Imperial Red
250 Feet / Imperial Red
1000 Feet / Neon Turquoise
100 Feet / Neon Yellow
1000 Feet / Tan
250 Feet / Stars and Stripes
1000 Feet / Foliage Green
100 Feet / Royal Blue
100 Feet / Bucky Blue Camo
1000 Feet / Camo Pattern
1000 Feet / Emerald Green
250 Feet / Electric Blue
1000 Feet / Bucky Blue Camo
1000 Feet / Sunrise
100 Feet / Stars and Stripes
100 Feet / Electric Blue
250 Feet / Neon Turquoise
250 Feet / Harmony
250 Feet / Pink
250 Feet / Multi Camo
250 Feet / Emerald Green
250 Feet / Rose Pink
1000 Feet / Colonial Blue
100 Feet / Sunrise
100 Feet / Chocolate Brown
250 Feet / Neon Orange
250 Feet / Fs Navy Blue
100 Feet / Neon Pink
250 Feet / Neon Green
1000 Feet / Black
100 Feet / Diamonds
250 Feet / Diamonds
250 Feet / Coyote Brown
250 Feet / Royal Blue
1000 Feet / Neon Pink
100 Feet / White
100 Feet / Tan
1000 Feet / Gold
1000 Feet / Burgundy
100 Feet / Gold
100 Feet / Camo Pattern
1000 Feet / Pink
250 Feet / Desert Camo
1000 Feet / Coyote Brown
250 Feet / Foliage Green
100 Feet / Pretty in Pink Camo
1000 Feet / Neon Orange
100 Feet / Coyote Brown
250 Feet / Neon Yellow
250 Feet / Silver Gray
250 Feet / Chocolate Brown
1000 Feet / Harmony
1000 Feet / Kelly Green
250 Feet / Charcoal Gray
1000 Feet / Dayglow
250 Feet / Kelly Green
100 Feet / Rose Pink
250 Feet / Neon Pink
1000 Feet / Neon Green
100 Feet / Multi Camo
1000 Feet / Neon Yellow
250 Feet / Goldenrod
100 Feet / Silver Gray
100 Feet / Neon Orange
1000 Feet / Purple Camo
100 Feet / Olive Drab
1000 Feet / Multi Camo
250 Feet / Colonial Blue
100 Feet / Charcoal Gray
250 Feet / White
100 Feet / Neon Turquoise
100 Feet / Pink
250 Feet / Camo Pattern
1000 Feet / Royal Blue
250 Feet / Tan
250 Feet / Black
1000 Feet / Diamonds
1000 Feet / Chocolate Brown
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1000 Ft / Fall Camo
100 ft / Acu Digital
100 Ft / Digi Camo
100 Ft / Patriot
100 Ft / Reflective Black
50 ft / Sun Sky
1000 ft / Baby Shower
200 ft / Blue - Glow in the Dark
50 ft / Black
50 Ft / Forest Camo
50 Ft / Kaleidoscope
50 ft / Reflective Neon Yellow
50 ft / Basalt
100 Ft / White
200 Ft / Woodland Camo
50 ft / Green Wave
100 Ft / Baby Shower
100 Ft / Woodland Camo
200 Ft / Acu Digital
200 ft / Baby Shower
100 Ft / Kaleidoscope
200 Ft / Patriot
100 ft / Reflective Neon Green
50 ft / Reflective Neon Green
50 ft / Indigo
50 Ft / Acu Digital
50 ft / Soffit Orange
50 ft / Green - Glow in the Dark
200 Ft / Army Green Camo
200 ft / Reflective Fluo
1000 ft / Reflective Neon Green
50 ft / Mixed Camo
1000 ft / Dayglow
50 ft / Fall Camo
1000 ft / Digi Camo
200 Ft / Digi Camo
200 Ft / Turquoise
1000 ft / Turquoise
200 ft / Reflective Neon Orange
1000 ft / Black Widow
1000 ft / Forest Camo
1000 ft / Green - Glow in the Dark
1000 ft / Reflective Neon Orange
50 ft / Blue - Glow in the Dark
100 Ft / Fall Camo
1000 ft / Desert Snake Camo
1000 ft / Sun Sky
100 Ft / Black Widow
50 ft / Grizzly Brown
50 ft / Desert Snake Camo
50 Ft / Crimson
200 Ft / Black
100 Ft / Sun Sky
100 Ft / Army Green Camo
200 Ft / Dayglow
100 Ft / Forest Camo
200 Ft / Reflective Neon Yellow
200 ft / Reflective Neon Green
100 Ft / Dayglow
50 Ft / Dayglow
200 ft / Green - Glow in the Dark
1000 ft / Blue Snake
200 Ft / Black Widow
50 ft / Blue Snake
1000 ft / Kaleidoscope
50 ft / Turquoise
200 Ft / Fall Camo
50 ft / Coyote Brown
50 Ft / Digi Camo
200 Ft / Blue Snake
1000 ft / Reflective Black
50 Ft / Patriot
100 ft / Reflective Neon Orange
50 ft / Simple Blue
200 Ft / Sun Sky
1000 ft / Acu Digital
1000 ft / Reflective Fluo
100 Ft / Desert Snake Camo
50 ft / Army Green Camo
50 ft / Reflective Fluo
100 Ft / Turquoise
200 Ft / Desert Snake Camo
50 ft / Dark Emerald Green
100 Ft / Blue Snake
50 ft / Reflective Neon Orange
1000 ft / Black
100 ft / Reflective Neon Yellow
1000 ft / Orange
50 Ft / Woodland Camo
200 ft / Kaleidoscope
50 ft / Baby Shower
100 Ft / Green - Glow in the Dark
100 ft / Blue - Glow in the Dark
1000 ft / Reflective Neon Yellow
1000 ft / Woodland Camo
200 ft / Reflective Black
100 ft / Reflective Fluo
50 Ft / Reflective Black
1000 ft / Patriot
1000 ft / Army Green Camo
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125 Ft / Ice Mint
125 Ft / Camo
250 ft / Black
125 Ft / Fluo Green
125 Ft / Green Wave
125 ft / Chocolate
125 ft / Green
125 Ft / Maroon
250 ft / Army Green
125 Ft / Purple Snake
125 Ft / Apricot
125 Ft / Fireball
125 Ft / Graphite Gray
125 Ft / Honey Gold
250 ft / White
125 ft / Simple Blue
125 Ft / Gray
125 ft / Golden Sand
125 Ft / Red (Fire)
125 Ft / White
125 Ft / Orange
250 ft / Red (Fire)
125 ft / Purple
125 Ft / Indigo
125 Ft / Dark Emerald Green
125 Ft / Pink
250 ft / Camo
125 Ft / Silver Gray
125 Ft / Urban Camo
250 ft / Orange
125 ft / Coyote Brown
125 Ft / Aquatica
125 ft / Crimson
125 Ft / Army Green
125 Ft / Blue Oil
250 ft / Fluo Green
125 Ft / Yellow
125 Ft / Blue Snake
125 Ft / Copper Brown
125 ft / Black
125 Ft / Beige
125 Ft / Navy Blue
TECEUM 5/32" Paracord Rope 1000 – 1000ft / 200ft / 100ft / 50ft – Tactical Parachute Cord 4mm – 45+ Colors – Nylon String for Survival & Camping Gear – Stripe Cord for Survival – Utility Rope
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100 ft / Black
100 ft / Reflective Crimson
100 Ft / Purple
100 ft / Dark Grey
100 ft / Yellow Pastel
200 ft / Apricot
1000 ft / Apricot
50 ft / Golden Sand
200 ft / Beige
50 ft / Orange Yellow
50 ft / Yellow Pastel
200 Ft / Gun Grey
100 Ft / Ice Mint
200 ft / Purple
50 Ft / Apricot
50 ft / Silver Grey
50 ft / Purple
200 Ft / Camo
100 ft / Camo
200 ft / Golden Sand
1000 ft / Black
200 ft / Copper Brown
200 ft / Basalt
50 ft / Coyote Brown
50 ft / Army Green
100 ft / Indigo
1000 Ft / Fluo Green
1000 ft / White
200 ft / Reflective Crimson
100 ft / Icy Lake
50 ft / Orange
1000 ft / Dark Grey
50 ft / Black Noir
1000 ft / Silver Grey
50 ft / Mixed Camo
200 ft / Yellow Pastel
1000 ft / Purple Snake
1000 ft / Green
1000 ft / Sofit Yellow
100 ft / Sofit Yellow
200 Ft / Red (Fire)
200 Ft / Army Green
100 ft / Neon Green
100 Ft / Coyote Brown
1000 ft / Copper Brown
200 Ft / Chocolate
200 ft / Fluo Green
1000 ft / Chocolate
1000 ft / Urban Camo
100 ft / Dark Emerald Green
200 ft / Urban Camo
100 ft / Mixed Camo
200 ft / Sofit Pink
50 ft / Chocolate
50 Ft / Indigo
100 ft / Crimson
1000 ft / Icy Lake
200 Ft / Blue Oil
50 ft / Yellow
50 ft / Icy Lake
200 ft / Sofit Yellow
50 ft / Fluo Green
50 ft / Honey Gold
100 ft / Desert Camo
200 ft / Green
50 ft / Green
1000 ft / Neon Green
200 ft / Neon Green
100 ft / Sofit Pink
50 ft / Camo
100 Ft / Basalt
100 ft / Orange Yellow
100 ft / Blue Oil
200 Ft / Crimson
50 ft / Navy Blue
100 ft / Navy Blue
50 ft / Sofit Pink
50 ft / Purple Snake
200 ft / Desert Camo
1000 ft / Red (Fire)
100 Ft / Red (Fire)
1000 ft / Desert Camo
1000 ft / Mixed Camo
100 Ft / Apricot
100 ft / Urban Camo
100 ft / Fluo Green
100 ft / Copper Brown
1000 ft / Oil Blue
200 ft / Simple Blue
200 Ft / Navy Blue
200 Ft / Honey Gold
200 ft / White
1000 ft / Basalt
100 ft / Beige
200 ft / Black
50 ft / Desert Camo
1000 ft / Sofit Pink
1000 ft / Coyote Brown
100 ft / Chocolate
200 Ft / Green Wave
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TECEUM Paracord Rope 750 lb – 1000ft / 200ft / 120ft / 100ft / 50ft – String Parachute Cord for Camping, Survival, Outdoor Gear – 35+ Colors – Nylon Utility Rope – Tactical Survival & Camping Kit
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200 ft / Black 016
200 ft / Chocolate
50 ft / Oil Blue
100 ft / Royal Orange
100 ft / Oil Blue
50 ft / Red (Fire)
200 ft / Simple Blue
200 ft / Dark Grey
100 ft / Green Wave
1000 ft / Apricot
1000 ft / Black Noir
100 ft / Black 016
100 ft / Neon Green
100 ft / Camo
200 ft / Neon Green
200 ft / Green Wave
1000 ft / Navy Blue
1000 ft / Indigo
1000 ft / Veteran
50 ft / Uabite
200 ft / Oil Blue
200 ft / Apricot
50 ft / Desert Camo
100 ft / Navy Blue
200 ft / Uabite
200 ft / Desert Camo
50 ft / Green Wave
200 ft / Mixed Camo
50 ft / Camo
200 ft / Indigo
1000 ft / Royal Orange
100 ft / Simple Blue
100 ft / Crimson
50 ft / Yellow
200 ft / Hunting Season
50 ft / Army Green
200 ft / Navy Blue
50 ft / Hunting Season
200 Ft / Yellow
200 ft / Beige
100 ft / Apricot
200 ft / White
100 ft / Mixed Camo
1000 ft / Green Wave
100 ft / Red (Fire)
50 ft / Navy Blue
100 ft / Army Green
100 ft / Veteran
100 ft / Green
50 ft / Apricot
200 ft / Royal Orange
100 ft / Desert Camo
100 ft / Dark Grey
100 ft / Indigo
200 ft / Army Green
100 ft / Hunting Season
1000 ft / Crimson
100 ft / Coyote Brown
100 ft / Yellow
50 ft / Beige
50 ft / Simple Blue
1000 ft / Hunting Season
200 Ft / Crimson
50 ft / Veteran
100 ft / Uabite
1000 Ft / Neon Green
200 ft / Dark Emerald Green
100 ft / Beige
100 ft / Basalt
100 ft / Chocolate
1000 ft / Army Green
1000 ft / Dark Grey
50 ft / Green
1000 ft / Desert Camo
50 ft / Urban Camo
50 ft / Royal Orange
200 ft / Veteran
1000 ft / Uabite
200 ft / Camo
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